On this day: March 21

Alcatraz prison closes, Martin Luther King Jr. marches toward Montgomery, the U.S. decides to boycott Moscow's Olympics, and Spielberg nabs his first Oscar, all on this day.

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Warner Bros. Television

1980: In an episode of the TV show "Dallas" titled "A House Divided," the character J.R. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, is shot by an unknown assailant. Viewers had to wait until the October conclusion, "Who Done It," to discover who had shot him.

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